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Novotny v. Ragen

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided January 22, 1937No. 6044PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal seeks to restore to appellant his freedom through reversal of the District Court’s order quashing a writ of habeas corpus. He has been imprisoned since January, 1931, on an indeterminate sentence of from one to ten years, entered in the Illinois state court on December 29, 1930, upon a jury’s verdict of guilt under an indictment which charged him with obtaining money by means of a confidence game.

Appellant has been a lawyer for nearly twenty-five years. His petition discloses his representation of an association in the making of loans. In his 'petition he…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Mooney v. HolohanSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Frank v. MangumSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
  3. Ex Parte SieboldSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Davis v. BeasonSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
  5. SavinSupreme Court of the United States · 1889

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Jones v. DowdCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1942
  2. National Discount Corp. v. O'MellCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
  3. Kramer v. NevadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1941
  4. Ex parte SharpeDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1941
  5. Waldron v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944

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